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Grant County offers a half-dozen major habitat types for birders — and birds — to enjoy. From mountain spruce and pine above 7000 feet to Sonoran desert, the county offers an incredible range of habitat and bird species... Learn more.

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Remnants of the riches of the 1880s silver boom...
"Phoenix Home and Garden"
March 2009: With two dozen art galleries and studios, plus antiques stores and a tile workshop, Silver City, New Mexico, appears to be on its way to becoming a gestating arts center. Set on a hillside at the edge of the 3.3 million-acre Gila National Forest, the town is an appealing mix of sophistication and down-home “comfyness.” Read more!
ROOM WITH A VIEW At the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in New Mexico
"Los Angeles Times", December 12, 2008
In Southwestern New Mexico, more than 750,000 acres of unspoiled terrain form the heart of the Gila National Forest ï¿½ 3.3 million acres of publicly owned forest and range land. Read more!
Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico is the untamed West
"Los Angeles Times", September 12, 2008
Like thousands of travelers who visit the wilderness annually, I had come to see the hardscrabble patch of New Mexico that became the model for every protected wilderness in the country. I came to explore the same rocky trails cut by the Apache warrior Geronimo, homesteaders and gun-packing fugitives. But most of all, I wanted to see whether America's first wilderness area -- protected 84 years ago from roads, cars and other modern intrusions -- was still as pristine and untamed as Leopold had intended. Read more!
50 Best Places to Live: The Next Great Adventure Towns
"National Geograpgic Adventure Magazine", September, 2008
Quaint, friendly, and affordable, southwestern New Mexicoï¿½s Silver City is what Santa Fe was before trustafarians took over. Hike or bike seven miles of rocky trails in the rolling Boston Hills, a reclaimed historic mining area overlooking town. Or hook up with the nearby Continental Divide Trail ascending the Pinos Altos Mountains in 3.3-million-acre Gila National Forest. Read more!
Bordering a wilderness area, historic mining town mixes rustic settings with strong community spirit
"Where to Retire," Dec. 2007
Combine a gentle high-desert climate, intense natural beauty where solitude and wilderness reign and an average of 300 sunny days a year, throw in a low-key, informal vibe and Old West charm, and what do you get? Silver City, NM: an off-the-beaten path town boasting vast scenic splendor and a burgeoning arts scene.
America's Top Ten Bargain Towns for Boomers
"55-Alive!"
Dark, billowing clouds that cover Silver City on summer afternoons cast ominous shadows across the mountains and plains, presenting a variety of multihued colors in the evening's brilliant sunset. More than three million acres of the Gila wilderness awaits the hiker, mountain biker, camper, or wildlife observer, and plenty of lakes are strewn about the gorgeous desert terrain. The landscape draws people here, but its low property taxes, attractive housing costs, a state-of-the-art health center, and top-notch university keep them he re.Read this article!
"Dozen Distinctive Destinations"
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Once an Apache Indian campsite, later the boyhood home of the notorious gunslinger Billy the Kid, and more recently a silver and copper mining boomtown, Silver City, N.Mex. (pop. 12,500) is as strikingly beautiful as it is historic... Read this article!
"Top Public Hunting Areas" — Outdoor Life Magazine
"The Gila and Cibola national forests of Catron and Grant counties ... are legendary for large mule deer."

The Silver City Museumï¿½s local history library offers extensive resources for researching early residents, including indexes to early newspapers and local records, biographical files, information on historic properties, and a history database. Click here for more information.

Carl Scholl's web page has cemetery, genealogy and death records for Grant County dating back more than 120 years.

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PO Box 1159
Silver City NM 88062
575-388-9281

Custom homes by Sunup Design/Build incorporate simple‚ elegant design‚ use natural materials‚ and integrate indoor and outdoor spaces with patios and gardens. David Lawrence founded Sunup Design/Build‚ LLC‚... Learn more!

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Rotary World Peace Fellow Zelie Pollon to Speak
January 31, 12:30 pm
Rotary World Peace Fellow Zélie Pollon to Speak in Silver City On Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at 12:30 PM, Zélie Pollon, will speak at the WNMU Global Resource Center in Silver City on the topic of "The healing power of testimony: Voices from survivors of the Khmer Rouge." Her presentation, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Silver City. Ms. Pollon, a resident of Santa Fe, is an award-winning independent journalist who has focused much of her work on social and humanitarian issues around conflict and reconstruction. In 2008 she won a prestigious Rotary World Peace Fellowship for study at the Rotary Peace Center at the University of Bradford in England. Rotary Peace Fellows are leaders promoting national and international cooperation, peace, and the successful resolution of conflict throughout their lives, in their careers, and through service activities. The Rotary Peace Fellowship program was launched in 2002, and many Rotary Peace Center alumni already are making a difference in key decision-making positions in governments and organizations around the world. Ms. Pollon has covered New Mexico for Reuters, The Dallas Morning News, and People Magazine, and has studied, worked, and served on boards across the globe, from Iraq to Sri Lanka. Her recent research has looked at oral history and the role it plays in Transitional Justice and post-conflict rebuilding -- and most importantly, post-conflict healing -- in both Baghdad, Iraq, and Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Ms. Pollon’s wide-ranging professional experience and her deep insights into the sources of conflict and the means of conflict resolution make her a compelling and sought-after speaker. Anyone interested in international issues and questions of war and peace is urged to attend. Location: WNMU Global Resource Center Phone: 575-388-2004